Case Results

Summary of Some Notable Results

Here are just a few of the notable results Larry and Joel have achieved:

$18,500,000 million dollar verdict from negligent design of neighborhood adjacent to a canal resulting in profound memory loss. Florida

$3,500,000 for failure to recognize that “overreaching” was a sign of visual loss leading to visual impairment in a six year old. North Carolina

$3,000,000 settlement for brain damage resulting from inadequate monitoring oxygen saturations. North Carolina

$2,000,000 wrongful death settlement against road clearing contractor regarding an auto accident that resulted in the death of the driver. North Carolina

$1,500,000 settlement for frontal lobe damage to independent contractor in factory setting. Virginia

$1,400,000 dollar settlement for amputation resulting from extended tourniquet time during surgery. North Carolina

$1,400,000 settlement resulting from inadequate blood gas monitoring leading to amputation. Florida

$1,400,000 settlement for neurologically impaired neonate. North Carolina

$1,000,000 settlement during trial for neurologically impaired neonate. North Carolina

$1,000,000 settlement for treating a normal pregnancy as if it were a recurrent molar (tumor) pregnancy. North Carolina

$875,000 settlement during trial for death from jejunoileal bypass (obesity) surgery. Michigan.

$875,000 verdict for severed common duct following gall bladder surgery. Virginia

$650,000 verdict for failure of informed consent prior to vasectomy resulting in permanent injury. Ohio

In addition to these and many other notable results in the trial courts, Joel has also helped his clients secure several appellate victories, including:

Reddy v. Buttar, 38 F.4th 393, 396 (4th Cir. 2022), cert. denied, No. 22-280, 2022 WL 9552625 (U.S. Oct. 17, 2022) (case involving questions about the enforcement of a Singapore arbitration award in the United States under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; issues related to subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction, among others)

In re Torrence, 828 F. App'x 877, 878 (4th Cir. 2020) (case involving effort to file second or successive petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the District of South Carolina)

United States v. Akande, 956 F.3d 257, 259 (4th Cir. 2020) (case involving claims of ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment)